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METHOD OF SECURING BOSOMS T0 SHIRT BODIES. No. 349,283.

N. PETERS. Pholniilhngmphnr, Washin ton's. C,

UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. PAUL, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO \VAIJIER D. SMITH, OF SAME PLACE.

METHOD OF SECURING BOSOMS TO SHIRT-BODIES.

fiI-ECIPICATIONi-orming part of Letters Patent No. 349,283, dated September 14, 1886.

Application tiled December 3, 1835. Serial No. 184.538. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VVILLTAM H. PAUL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Meth- 0d of Securing Bosoms to ShirtBodi es, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in attaching the bosom to shirt-fironts, and is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a shirt body, showing the opening whereat the bosom is attached. Fig. 2 is a front view of the shirt body and bosom, showing the first step in at taching the'bosom. Fig. Sis a section ofpart of the shirt-body and the bosom, showing the first step, same as in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section of part of the shirt body and bosom, showing the second step in attaching the bosom. Fig. 5 is a front view of the shirt body and bosom, showing the second step, same as in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a front view of the shirt body and bosom, showing the third step in attaching the bosom. Fig. 7 is a section of part of the shirt body and bosom, showing the third step, same as in Fig.

6. 8 is a section of part of the shirt bodyand bosom, showing a modification in the third step. i The letter A designates the shirt-body, having the cut-away b for the arm-hole and the bosom-opening c. The bosom is cut to a shape which will fit the opening 0 in the body A,and has a linen front, (I, and a muslin backing, e, of one or more thicknesses or plies.

' ber of thicknesses composing the bosonrbacking is immaterial. In the present instance it is two. It will be seen by reference to Figs. 2 and 3 that the linen front d of the bosom is wider and longer than the muslin backing 0, so that an edge, (1, of the linen extends beyond the backing. This is an essential feature to the practical application of the improvement. The muslin backing 6 should at some point be temporarily attached to the linen front d, either by a few stitches or by a little paste.

'In the present instance stitches fare used. This is done merely to retain the backing for the time being in the desired position on the linen front, and thereby preserve a uniform width to the extended edge (1' of the linen front. The

bosom may have plaits of any desired form. In the present instaneeit has a central plait, g.

In proceeding to the first step in attaching the bosom, as shown in Figs 2 and 3, the shirtbody A,at one side of the bosom-opening c, is laid over upon the outer linen front, (1, so that the edge a ofthebosom-openingcshall be even with the extended edge d of the linen front. A row of stitches, h, is then passed through the shirt-body and the said extended edge, and this is continued around the bosom-bottom and up the other side. The linen front of the bosom is thus attached in the bosom-opening of the shirtbody.

The second step, which is illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, consists in turning the shirt-body A from the position it had during the operation of the first step, and laying it over upon the bosom-backing e, as in Fig. l, and folding the extended edged of th e l inen front around the edges 6 of the bosom-backing. Thereby the edges 0 of the several plies of the backing are covered. or inclosed by the linen. A row of stitches i, is then passed through the shirt-body A, the bosom-backing e, and the linen front (I. By this construction, aswill be seen by reference to Fig. 4,the raw edge 0 of the bosom-opening, the extended edge, and the edge e of the back ing will be covered or incloscd by the linen front, thus making a durable union of the parts, and presenting a sightly flap or loose edge, k, around the bosom. (See Fig. 5.)

The two steps'described and shown constitute in themselves a complete method in the art of securing bosoms to shirtbodies; but as a further means of securing the bosom an ad ditional step may be employed,which will now be described.

and consists in turning the shirt-body Afrom the position it had during the operation of the second step, and spreading it away from the bosom to the position it will normally occupy in the finished shirt, as in Figs. 6 and 7, and then passing a row of stitches, Z, through the outermost bosom edge, 7:, and the shirt-body A. (See Fig. 7.) By this construction the bosonrfront d has around it a linen flap-edge, k, which incloses all the raw edges of the united parts, and two rows of stitches, h i, attach the bosom to the shirt-body. As a further improvement; three rows of stitehos (to wit, those designated 71 i Z) are o1np1oyod to (enneotthoso parts, and eaoh rowpassost11r1'1ug1111111ikoparts and has a dit'teront-duty to perform. Thofirst 5 r0w,71 .passos through the shirt-body A and tho extended edgo d ot'tho linen front 11. Thosoo ond row, Ti, passes through tho shirt-1 iody A,tho 11oso111-11ae1 i11g 0, and tho iiuon front 11, 111111 the third row, I, passos through t11o shirt-body A and 11:11) or 1ooso odgo Ir.

Fig. 8 shows a 11l0 1111(511101L11111l11t1'11011l11t1 row of stitching. Z, is passed on1y through the 1111 or loose odgo It.

The shirt in other rospoots 111ay 11o inado in 15 any won-known n1annor.

Having dosoribod n1yi11yo11tion, 11-1ai111 and desire tosoouro 11yLottorsPatont of t11.oUnito11 States 1. .l11o111oth1' 11ofsoouringahosonttoashirt- 2o body whi1'11 oonsists in first laying tho shirtbody A ovor 111111 upon t11o1inon J'ront', stitohi11g(]1)t11o shirt body around tho odgo cot'tho hosonl-oponing c to tho odgo (11 of tho ontor linen front. 11; sooo1111. turning the shirt-body from tho position it had during tho first open ation and laying it upon tho hosoin-baokiug e. and l'o1ding tho odgo 11 o1 tho outor 1inon i'ront around tho odgos e of the said hoson1- haeki11g,n1111passi 11g :1 row 01' stitches, 1 ,thro11gh tho shirt-body, tho boson1-11ao1iing, and tho outor iinon front, as set forth.

2. The method of securing abosoin to :1 shirtbody, whioh consists in first laying the Shirthody A over and upon the linen trout, st'it'ohing (h) the s11irt-1 iody around tho edgo c'ot'the bosom-opening c to the edge 11 of tho outior vlinen t'ront, (1; second turning the shirt-body from the position it had during the first; operation and 1aying it upon. the boson1-h11o1zinge, 21nd t'oiding the edge d of tho outer linen front around the edges 0 ot'tho said 1,1os1n11'backi11g, and passing arow of stitches, 2', through tho shirt-body, the boson1-baeking. and the outer 1inon trout; and, third, turning the shirt-bo11y from tho position 113111111 duri 11g tho soooud o1)- oration 111111 sproading it away from tho bosom to its 11111111111 or finished position, and passing a row 111' st itohos. 1, through tho outorinost bosom edgo. 7:, and t11oshirt-11o11y, as sot forth.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signaturein presence 01' two witnesses.

WM. 11'. PAUL.

\Vit nossos:

JOHN E. Monizls, .Txo. 'l. Miinnox. 

